Organizers cancel Mexican Fiesta, slated for August 2020, due to coronavirus pandemic

Mexican Fiesta on Friday became the last summer festival at Maier Festival Park to postpone or cancel its August dates due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Wisconsin Hispanic Scholarship Foundation, which organizes Mexican Fiesta, said it was planning cultural activities and events for the summer that could be held with the necessary precautions.

"Due to Covid-19 and the ongoing state of our country, we felt that the responsibility of keeping our community, volunteers and coordinators safe was our top priority," executive director Teresa Mercado said in a statement.

The 2020 festival was scheduled for Aug. 21, 22 and 23. The 2021 festival is set for Aug. 27, 28 and 29.

Organizers asked those who already purchased tickets to go to mexicanfiesta.org for refunds or to transfer the tickets to 2021. They also asked people to consider donating the value of their tickets to the scholarship foundation.

The only remaining festival set for Maier Festival Park is Summerfest, which was moved to Sept. 3 to 5, 10 to 12 and 17 to 19.